ODC is the best kind of artist. They’re that unique blend of styles that transcends genres and brings to mind the old adage: It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. One thing’s for sure, though, and that is ODC is undeniably HEAVY as is clearly evident on their unrelenting upcoming single, “I Love The Way You Fall”.
[Read more…]Singles! A Cause In Distress, “Paraffin”
There’s only a handful of artists around nowadays who can release a new single that you just know will deliver without hearing a single note and, I’m sure we’ve said this before about them but, A Cause In Distress is one of those rarities who also hearken back to a time when new music drops were rightly cherished and celebrated.
[Read more…]Glaare Glow And Grow On Timeless Modern Electro Masterpiece Your Hellbound Heart
My process when going through new music is this: Listen through everything that comes across ye olde digital desk, either begin a draft or at least jot down the records that are doing something to the creative juices, and depending on how far along a potential draft is (If there’s a significant amount typed up then it’s pretty much a given that review is coming) then eventually circle back closer to the actual release date for one final listen thorough before settling in to finish a review. And it’s not always immediately apparent when diving back in why something struck a nerve in some way but then a song will come on or a note will hit and everything just clicks.
[Read more…]DOMKRAFT Give Black Sabbath A Run For Their Money On Elegantly Electric Seeds
Domkraft’s third full-length is filled with colossal sounds made up some of the gnarliest, most nasty sounding riffs that Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler wished they’d discovered first. Cap off all that inherent Heavy with an exquisite musicianship throughout and Seeds is easily a contender for many a year-end best list. Including ours.
[Read more…]Singles! ÆGES, “Colors”
Coming at listeners like a sonic 18 wheeler barreling full speed towards a brick wall, ÆGES’ latest single is a promising taste of what’s to come from the Los Angeles-based quartet. Fresh off last year’s DrØmmen record (Which we reviewed here), ÆGES return with a massive pummeler that’s like Mastodon doing Arena Rawk and just what we needed to hear at this very moment in time.
[Read more…]Singles! Lauren Lakis, “I Don’t Love”
Firstly, if you don’t know the genius of Have A Nice Life or Black Wing (Both featuring Dan Barrett) yet then you really oughta stop everything you’re currently doing, track down any of their numerous recordings over the years, and just soak it all in. Done? Okay, then onto our second point which is simply that Lauren Lakis is a similar kind of genius as evidenced by her recent slew of singles culminating in one truly divine debut full-length (Which we reviewed here). Put these two together in the form of Lakis covering a deep cut by Have A Nice Life and the results are, you guessed it: Genius!
[Read more…]BIG | BRAVE Get Magically Monolithic On Monstrous Vital
BIG | BRAVE do epic Rawk really, really well. Or more specifically, the core trio of Tasy Hudson, Mathieu Ball, and Robin Wattie do Sludge, Post-Metal, and Doom really, really well. Actually, any genre that BIG | BRAVE decide to tackle they do really, really well. And on Vital, their fifth full-length, BIG | BRAVE has conjured up one of their most memorable records to date and easily one of the most magically monolithic magnum opuses of the year.
[Read more…]What’s In A Name? Tombstones In Their Eyes, Looking For A Light
Everything happens in cycles, yeah? Music especially is this glorious living organism that goes through changes, reboots styles, and then goes somewhere new and even more exciting. Right now, there seems to be a resurgence of a lot of the sub-genres that made the ’90’s stand out with Grunge/Alternative and Nu-Metal making another go at trending in the now. Looking For A Light, the latest offering from Los Angeles’ Tombstones In The Eyes, dwells in the former category and focuses most of its’ energy toward that Jesus Jones, Lush, shoegaze aesthetic to give listeners something fresh yet familiar.
[Read more…]Untitled Metal Column: Cannibal Corpse, Violence Unimagined
My experience with the legendary Cannibal Corpse is owning/enjoying the only album (so far) by Serpentine Dominion, the supergroup that features CC vocalist George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher (Along with Shannon Lucas of The Black Dahlia Murder and Killswitch Engage’s Adam D) and that’s it. So stating that I’m a Cannibal Corpse noob is a vast understatement, okay? As a lifelong Metalhead, though, I respect the hell out of the legacy and, while I can’t recite “Devoured By Vermin” from memory, I sure as shit appreciate their continued existence especially when it comes to their latest, Violence Unimagined.
[Read more…]Singles! AshenMoon, “Ashen Moon”
Of the few highlights that did come in 2020, the emergence of some truly stellar music both from staples and emerging artists proved to be a godsend during those trying times. A little bit of a staple because of the mileage of its’ members throughout the industry but still a relatively newer artist, AshenMoon arrived during the pandemic with a new school funkified Rawk that balanced a perfect amount of Soul and Blues while still packing a punch and are continuing to surge with their latest single, the self-titled “Ashen Moon”.
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